Our Green Experts

Rasmus Berg Larsen
As the Sector Counsellor for Food and Agriculture at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Beijing, my role, together with Chinese and Danish partners, is to contribute to making the Chinese agricultural and food sector greener and achieve a higher level of food safety. China's agricultural and food production has great ambitions - and development potential - and here my role is to facilitate the authority cooperation (SSC) within the food and agricultural area.

The collaboration focuses particularly on the production of pigs, where China is the world's largest producer, as well as dairy, where China is also among the world's largest. Here, Danish competences and positions of strength can contribute to a green transition within agriculture with a view to creating sustainable production from farm to fork in China.

Increased cooperation between Denmark and China promotes mutual understanding between the countries, which can bring Danish companies' green solutions into play. Through the collaboration, our Chinese partners help us to understand framework conditions, challenges and potentials in China within food and agriculture, and Denmark gets the opportunity to present knowledge and sustainable solutions to support a high level of food safety and a green transition throughout the entire chain from farm to fork.

Sune Kåre Sørensen
As Climate and Energy Attaché, I am directly involved in green diplomacy and support Denmark's strategic priorities in the climate and energy field in China. My work involves i.a. setting forth the dialogue with China in relation to international climate policy, green transition, Danish leadership within SDG 7 on clean energy for all, and to contribute to the embassy's work as a climate front post. I also support the bilateral government cooperation, where Chinese and Danish authorities exchange experiences within e.g. long-term energy planning, development and integration of renewable energy, development of electricity markets, district heating and offshore wind.

Many Chinese and Danish companies can provide green solutions that can help accelerate the green transition, and therefore I work with The Trade Council to ensure synergy between government cooperation, the embassy's commercial activities and the goal of reducing China's CO2 emissions. 

Another very important part of my work is to build bridge to civil society and put climate on the agenda of the Chinese people.

Helena Wisbech Frid
As the Sector Counsellor on Environment at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark, I contribute to China's green transition in collaboration with the Danish and Chinese authorities. Our Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) project focuses on both wastewater management and groundwater protection with the aim to improve the water environment and safeguard the water resources. SSC is multifaceted as it also supports the bilateral relations and engages the private sector in identifying sustainable development solutions and opportunities.  

Allan Bertelsen
As Sector Counsellor for Energy at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Beijing, I am directly involved in the cooperation between China and Denmark working towards their respective ambitions of carbon neutrality by 2060 and 2050. My primary responsibility is to facilitate the Strategic Sector Cooperation on energy and thereby strengthening the Sino-Danish knowledge transfer to overcome market and regulatory barriers in order to promote a green energy transition. 

My objective is to establish a conducive and enabling environment for the development of district heating in China using renewable energy and local resources in combination with best practices from Denmark's experience with energy transition.

Our project maintains close cooperation between China's National Energy Administration (NEA), China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI) and the Danish Energy Agency (DEA).

 Klaus Rostell

As a Maritime Counsellor at the embassy in Beijing, I work with Chinese and Danish authorities to reduce maritime climate footprint, create a sustainable shipping industry and improve the conditions for the UN-SDGs.

A strong motivation for me is that authorities, researchers, and the private sector work together to find maritime technologies and solutions that improve the climate and environment for future generations. At the same time, our work brings green Danish technologies and solutions into play and creates growth and jobs in Denmark. 

Astrid Keur Devantier 

As the sector counsellor in the embassy’s Health and Life Science team, I am responsible for facilitating the Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) with China focusing on health. The cooperation operates in two professional tracks: 1) pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and 2) primary healthcare and mental health. My primary task is to support and enable the exchange of Danish experiences and strengths in these areas with Chinese authorities, with the aim of contributing to new solutions that can ensure more equal access to healthcare and a healthier life for more citizens. The Danish partners are the Ministry of the Interior and Health, the Danish Medicines Agency, the Danish Health Authority, and the Region of Southern Denmark.

Public health is a major focus area in China and has gained even more attention in recent years, as demonstrated by China’s “Healthy China 2030” plan, which was implemented in 2019. Closer cooperation between Denmark and China promotes mutual understanding of organization, regulation, and treatment options for the benefit of both countries. The SSC health project will begin its phase 2 at the turn of the year 2025.